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Subject:Re: Headlight Operation
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:16:53 -0600

I ran across 2 other Vanagons yesterday that are USAMarketVans & their HeadLights operate the same as mine

so I'm Guessing that my OriginalAssumption that 86-91 HeadLights work like that was correct AfterAll ~

                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 13 Apr , 2014, at 10:33 AM, Kent Christensen wrote:

> Re:  In '86-91 Vanagons the outside headlights have both low beam and high
> beaam filaments
> 
> 
> There is no application for H4 bulbs where both filaments light together on
> high beam, except as noted when using flasher control.
> 
> This is true for USA-style "sealed beams," too.
> 
> H4 bulb life would be too short, otherwise, and it was never the design
> intent for this bulb.
> 
> The only applications where low and high remain on together is when there
> are totally separate bulbs for each, most often H7 bulbs.  These are usually
> higher end cars than VWs.
> 
> Kent Christensen
> Albuquerque
> '81 Vanagon